in memoriam

(People) near death, who see with blinding sight
Blind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
(excerpt: Dylan Thomas)

Here we honor the people who championed for policies that promote global warming solutions and increased reliance on clean, renewable energy sources. Our efforts have been greatly bolstered by theirs.

Honoring

Art Rosenfeld
June 22, 1926 – January 27, 2017Art Rosenfeld, a Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) Distinguished Scientist Emeritus who is also known as California’s “godfather” of energy efficiency and who has been credited with being personally responsible for billions of dollars in energy savings.

Leon Billings
November 19, 1937 – November 15, 2016Leon G. Billings, a former aide to Sen. Edmund Muskie (D-Maine) and a key author of the Clean Air Act and other landmark environmental laws, died Nov. 15 at a hospital in Nashville. He was 78.

Jim Harding
1952 – November 14, 2016 “After about three years in state government, Harding returned to FOE and joined Amory Lovins to create the International Project on Soft Energy Paths, “soft” energy being Amory’s description of solar, wind, other renewables, and efficiency and conservation. They published an elegant journal called Soft Energy Notes, which became quite an influential fixture, and conducted research and sponsored conferences for about five years.” ~Tom Turner

Tom Hayden
December 11, 1939 – October 23, 2016 Tom Hayden was an American social and political activist, author and politician, who was director of the Peace and Justice Resource Center in Los Angeles County, California.

Rainer Aringhoff
Unknown – January 23, 2014“The highest compliment I can pay Rainer as an energy professional is that he was a skilled integrator. That his vision was clear and principled, no one who knew him can doubt. As a project developer his ability to integrate political, economic and technical success factors was unparalleled.” ~Gerry Braun

John Howard Zierold
May 9, 1925 – December 26, 2013John Zierold didn’t seek credit for his good work, but it is certain that without him, many environmental laws would not exist, those laws that do exist would be weaker, and broad areas of the California landscape would not be protected.